Looking for Historical Romance. Pure Romance!! No Rebirth!! No Transmigration! 求古代言情的。纯言情！！不要重生！！不要穿越！
GPT-6 Luna
In this list
Reader notes translated by Google Translate
85
-
51
The Noble Lady Became Empress, and the Career-Driven Emperor Went on a Rampage 贵女为后，事业批帝王杀疯了
[Household and palace intrigue + both leads are each other's only love + ancient-era heroine + marriage before love + husband pursues his wife + emotional push and pull + everyone is clever, with some political scheming] The hunt begins in the middle-to-late stages; the earlier, slower-paced chapters focus mainly on the heroine's growth. Scheming, ruthless emperor × poised, pampered young lady from a noble family Cui Shaoyi was born into a noble family. Her aunt was the Empress Dowager, and the
670Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
52
After I Swindled the Crown Prince Out of Five Thousand Taels, He Refused to Take It Lying Down! 讹了太子五千两后，他不干了！
Crown Prince Xiao Chen was furious the moment he met Shen Yunxiu: How dare she step on his face? How dare she swindle him out of five thousand taels of silver? She thought that fatso was cuter than him! She loved gold ingots most of all! She was blind! And then, he went blind too! All he could see was Shen Yunxiu!
364Reads6.9Score104Shelves
Reader note
-
53
The Beggar I Raised Is My Enemy’s Son 我养的乞丐是仇人之子
The Beggar I Took In Is My Enemy’s Son
—Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
- 54 The Belated Return of the Old Sword 迟归故剑 The Late Return of the Ancient Sword 1Reads—Score—Shelves
-
55
The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒
[The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the
33Reads8.8Score147Shelves
Reader note
-
56
A Doomed Love in the Late Tang 晚唐绝恋
A Tragic Love in the Late Tang Dynasty
1Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
57
The Frail Legitimate Daughter Returns from Cultivation 病弱嫡女她修仙归来
(The rating just opened, so it will rise later.) (A household-intrigue story with faux cultivation.) A Nascent Soul powerhouse from the cultivation world was stuck at a bottleneck in her state of mind, unable to advance to Spirit Transformation. She returned to the mortal world and became Lin Shuyin, the frail eldest daughter who had just returned home to the Minister of Rites’ residence. She may look delicate and weak, but she is really an elder of the Shangqing Sect who has lived for 271 years
2.6kReads8.0Score275Shelves
Reader note
-
58
The Firstborn Daughter: Bringing My Boss Back to Ancient Times 嫡女风华：带着老板回古代
[Legitimate Daughter] [Transmigration] [Career] [Power Couple] [Smart Leads] [Sharp-Tongued Leads] [Sweet Romance] [Ensemble Cast] Cui Siyu, the Marquis's legitimate daughter, is pushed into the water by her vicious stepsister right from the start. When she wakes again, her soul has been replaced: Si Yu, a modern wage worker, has transmigrated to another world and will live out Cui Siyu's brilliance as a noble daughter. The Crown Prince of the Great Yan Dynasty, Lan Jingxiao, is cruelly poisone
147Reads8.6Score101Shelves
Reader note
- 59 A Red Apricot Branch Reaches Over the Wall 一枝红杏要出墙 [Transmigration + Political Schemes + Sweet Romance + Equally Matched + Devoted Couple] After transmigrating, she becomes the unloved, useless Third Prince's Consort, someone everyone can trample on. A deranged white lotus and a scumbag prince bully and humiliate her. She's had enough. There's no need to put up with it anymore! From then on, the useless woman makes a comeback. She is peerlessly beautiful and dazzling, and the scumbag prince wants to start over. But the fearsome God of War return 55Reads—Score—Shelves
-
60
Snow Falls on Youyan 雪落幽燕
Li Mei, courtesy name Shuyuan, is the legitimate daughter of Prince Yongping’s household. At seven, she was granted the title of County Lady Jing’an. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she nevertheless had an unreliable mother. Her mother was a fiery-tempered daughter of a military family, fiercely jealous by nature. In a fit of rage, she killed Su Su, Prince Yongping’s favorite concubine, and was stripped of her title, expelled from the household, and sent to live in seclusion on Mount Nan,
1.1kReads—Score102Shelves
Reader note
-
61
You and I, Heart to Heart 你侬我侬
A hazy dream left Qiaoqiao unable to see things clearly, but one thing was certain: Mo Henghuan was a massive scumbag! So why wait? She should dump him! But why did trouble follow right on his heels, and why was it so hard to deal with? Well, having an ally was important, and the heir of the Bai family seemed like a good choice. But I’m only joining forces with you, not marrying you. How about we renegotiate the terms? The Bai heir: “Qiaoqiao, whether we’re cooperating or plotting together, you
2kReads9.5Score248Shelves
Reader note
- 62 The Sunflower Princess’s Book of Delights 葵花郡主欢乐宝典 Xiao Kuihua has a name as common as they come for a noble young lady, but her parents are both highborn and utterly unreliable. They raised her into a “green melon,” someone who speaks without thinking and invites gossip, and whose hopeless conduct makes marriage difficult. Yet, by a twist of fate, she wins herself a young husband, and so begins her delightful life of stirring up the capital and teasing young dandies before marriage, then making mischief with her in-laws and battling her mother- 1.9kReads9.5Score297Shelves
-
63
The Little Tailor on the Frontier 边疆小裁缝
The Little Tailor on the Frontier
228Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
64
A Few Things About Xiayang 夏阳二三事
[Short Story Collection] Every protagonist in this book is named Xia Yang. Each Xia Yang is a different character with a different life. Come read a few stories about Xia Yang. This is a collection of short stories set in ancient times. If you like it, welcome aboard; if not, no worries. Kisses~ [All stories are purely fictional]
33Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
- 65 The Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 仵作娘子采茶记 A Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Mismatched Marriage 庶女的错位姻缘 The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Ill-Fated Match 171Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Looking Back, I See the Azure Clouds 回首见青云 Looking Back, I See Blue Skies 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 The Fate-Matching Division 命理配平分部 Fate-Matching Division 5Reads—Score—Shelves
-
69
The Pitiful Little One I Brought Home Is Spoiled Rotten 捡回来的小可怜被娇养了
[Female-led romance. She rescues him, then they fall in love. Mutual pampering in everyday life. A slow, steady relationship. One-on-one, happy ending] Reader's guide: GB does not mean a matriarchal society. The platform automatically tagged this as a story with two male leads. Liu Qiaoniang had a scar on her face and immense strength. She was the town's famous female butcher, and at twenty-six, no one had married her. Zhang Wenyun's family had fallen on hard times. With a limp and his face cake
697Reads8.1Score119Shelves
Reader note
-
70
Chronicles of the Netherworld 幽冥记
Set against the backdrop of Song dynasty mythology, the story begins with a journey through the underworld and unfolds through a series of characters and tales. As the Buddha says, “Goodness is the root of all things,” and so loyalty and filial piety are the foundations of being human. Holding on to a single good thought is the righteous path of this world. The Buddha also says, “Desire is the source of resentment in the human heart.” Love can fill the heart with the joy of blooming flowers, but
91Reads—Score100Shelves
Reader note
-
71
Chang'an of This World 此间长安
A lifetime in a frail body, half a life among books. After an unexpected long sleep, he wakes in the Tang dynasty, during the Zhenguan era. Young Lin Chen has nothing to his name and a life as insignificant as a blade of grass. The moment he opens his eyes, he falls into a deadly predicament. In his previous life, he was confined to a sickbed, unable to live freely. In this life, even if he must walk through the mud, he will make every step shine. He will neither curry favor with the powerful no
28Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
72
Ripples Stir the Distant Sky 波澜动远空
Ripples Stir the Faraway Sky
2Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
73
I Pledge You the Azure Clouds and Moon, You Owe Me Blood for My Beauty 许君苍云月，还君红颜血
For a hundred years, the land has been divided between north and south, and the fires of war have raged for a thousand miles. The Cangyun River cuts across the Central Plains. Southern Chu holds the fertile lands south of the river, defending itself behind natural barriers; Northern Qi commands the iron cavalry of the north and eyes the whole realm. Humanity has slaughtered its own for a hundred years, leaving rivers of blood, unaware that an even greater catastrophe is brewing in the shadows. I
13Reads8.7Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
74
Snowbound in the Capital 风雪京华
Disaster strikes the border town. After losing both her parents and enduring countless hardships, an orphaned girl travels to the capital to seek refuge with relatives, only to be driven from their home. A face resembling her birth mother's brings old secrets to light, and a pair of Buddhist prayer beads entwines their fates. Second Young Master Gu: “I watched her grow up!” General Xiao: “Love doesn't come with first dibs.”
2.2kReads7.0Score137Shelves
Reader note
-
75
A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云！
Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into
223Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
- 76 Love Is No Myth 爱情没有神话 Contemporary Romance, Powerful Families, Domineering CEO, Reunited After Years Apart, Obsessive and Cunning, Urban Romance The novel Layer Upon Layer of Forest, All Dyed in Ink is also known as Love Is No Myth. At 28, Qiao Zilin is a single woman making her way through the surging currents of city life. Perceptive and self-possessed, she is used to keeping her feelings hidden behind a composed exterior. Childhood sweethearts for more than twenty years, she and Ji Zai'an went from youthful ties 164Reads—Score120Shelves
-
77
Partridges Fly Through the Deep Mountains 深山鹧鸪飞
"A peerless beauty dwells alone in a deep valley. She calls herself a daughter of a respectable family, now fallen among weeds and trees..." Inspired by Du Fu’s poem "The Beauty," this story portrays kindhearted people helping one another through a chaotic age and expresses the shared resolve to resist their enemies and defend their homeland. It tells how lovers ultimately find their way to each other, while also reflecting the tragic fates of young women in that era and the true nature of human
84Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
78
An Anthology of Ancient Tales 古篇集录
[Collected Ancient Tales] This book brings together two short stories in an ancient style. Life is vast, and every meeting is a bond of fate. Dear readers, come along with me.
46Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
79
Jiang Yan’s Dream: Flowers Bloom from His Brush 江淹一梦笔生花
In the winter of the seventh year of the Daming era (463 AD), Jiang Yan was gathering firewood in the biting wind by the Qingxi River. Suddenly, he spotted a young woman stumbling along the main road, clutching her wounded left arm, with three constables from the Court of Justice in hot pursuit. Jiang Yan pulled her into a reed bed, helping her evade the officials’ deadly grasp. It turned out she was Xie Wei’s daughter. Xie Wei had been implicated in the Fan Ye case because of his poetry and pro
126Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
80
This Empire Was Won in Battle by My Husband and Me 这江山，是我和夫君杀出来的
A marriage contract turned me, Shen Yuan, into a pawn my family was willing to discard, marrying me off to a sickly prince said to die before turning twenty, to bring him good fortune. On our wedding night, my father handed me a packet of deadly poison. “Make him die of his illness. That is your only duty!” I poisoned him through my tears, thinking I would be a widow from then on. But my frail husband downed it in one gulp and flashed me a wicked smile. “My dear, this poison tastes pretty good.”
—Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
- 81 I Only Wanted to Be a Lowly Soldier, but My Strength Wouldn’t Let Me 我只想当个小兵，奈何实力不允许 [Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Male Lead + Male Rivalry + Palace and Household Intrigue, but with Men + Political Scheming + Light Comedy + Underdog's Rise + Satisfying Revenge + No Female Lead + Multiple Couples + Ensemble Cast + Everyone Is Evil] In the chaotic era of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the North and South wage war without end. At court, great aristocratic families scheme against one another. Beyond the border, flames of war blaze, and human lives are worth no more than grass. Han Su —Reads—Score—Shelves
-
82
Qinghong: The Stars and Moon by Her Side 青鸿：星月相随
[History~~martial arts~~romance~~wild imagination~~court intrigue~~intelligence~~multiple protagonists~~ensemble cast~~great read~~scheming~~military~~emperors] This is a novel with no filler and no brainless characters. Give it a read. Don't get too attached to any couples. This book is practically a death note, so don't assume any character is important. The jianghu turns black hair to snow with age, while the lonely moon hangs above, shining on the old city. Clouds veil old vows as stars fal
1Reads7.1Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
83
Reborn as a Substitute Bride, the Prince Dotes on Me Without Restraint 重生替嫁，王爷他娇宠无度
She was sent as a substitute bride to a man rumored to bring death to his wives and leave no heirs. The entire capital wagered she wouldn’t survive her wedding night. But with memories of her past life, Su Wanning helped Gu Yanci avoid traps, root out spies, and defeat political rivals, transforming from a discarded daughter forced into marriage into the sole mistress of the Prince Regent’s household. He held power over the court, never took another concubine, and devoted himself to her alone. O
—Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
84
The Day We Divorced, the Marquis's Ancestors Followed Me 和离当天，侯府祖宗跟我走了
[Divorce + business + beloved by the ancestors + a groveling ex-husband + slow-burn romance] The day Gu Yunzheng returned to the capital victorious, he brought Princess Ning'an with him. “Qingyao will be my legal wife, and you'll be demoted to secondary wife. You can still manage the household.” Shen Mingtang laughed. So someone else got all the benefits, while she was left to clean up the mess? In front of everyone, she produced a divorce agreement, then slapped seven years of account books dow
—Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
85
The True and False Heiresses: Peace Year After Year 真假嫡女：岁岁平安
[Signed, currently updating] [Switched at birth and fate exchanged + fake death and awakening + two generations of grudges + political intrigue and revenge + pseudo-siblings + devoted couple, happy ending] A cool-headed, resilient outcast daughter of the Prime Minister's household × a fallen prince biding his time Nine years of longing carved into their bones; at last, they find their way to each other In outsiders' eyes, Lu An'an is a crude country girl who was raised in the countryside. Being
—Reads6.8Score—Shelves
Reader note
Other lists with The Noble Lady Became Empress, and the Career-Driven Emperor Went on a Rampage